Gerald C. (Jerry) WELLER

(1957- )

WELLER, Gerald C. (Jerry),
a Representative from Illinois; born in Streator, La Salle County,
Ill., July 7, 1957; graduated from Dwight High School, Ill., 1975;
attended Joliet Junior College, Romeoville, Ill., 1976; B.S.,
University of Illinois, 1979; aide to United States Representative
Tom Corcoran of Illinois, 1980-1981; assistant to the director,
Illinois state department of agriculture; aide to United States
Secretary of Agriculture, John R. Block, 1981-1985; member of the
Illinois state house of representatives, 1988-1994; founder and
past president, Grundy County Young Republicans; elected as a
Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and to the six succeeding
Congresses (January 3, 1995-January 3, 2009); was not a candidate
for reelection to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2008.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present